Stanching
/ˈstæn.tʃɪŋ/noun
Present participle of stanch, meaning to stop the flow of blood or another liquid, or to make something stop.
Did you know?Stanch is historically linked to the same ancient root that gave English words like stand and stagnate, so the idea is literally “making the flow stand.”
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*stā-
“to stand, make or be firm”
Latin
Latin
stāre
“to stand”
Old French
Old French
estanchier
“to stop the flow of a liquid; to check, staunch”
Middle English
English
staunchen
“to stop the bleeding or flow”
Modern English
English
stanch
“to stop the flow of blood or other liquid; to make firm or steady”